Easy Marinated Charcuterie

This easy marinated charcuterie recipe combines cured meats, cheeses, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes in a bright marinade that comes together in literal minutes. It’s a perfect make-ahead appetizer for entertaining, holidays, or casual gatherings, and can be customized with your favorite ingredients for many variations.

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Easy Marinated Charcuterie

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Italian

Keyword charcuterie

Prep Time 15 minutes

Servings 10

Ingredients

• Sliced Calabrese salami
• Sopressata, cut into strips
• Diced Fontina cheese
• Diced Gruyère cheese
• ½ jar baby gherkins, drained
• ½ jar pitted green olives, drained
• 1 cup sliced sundried tomatoes (I got the dry kind in the bag)
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (approximately ½ lemon)
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Preparation

1. Dice the salami and cheese about the same size. Place in a bowl and add the sun dried tomatoes, pickles, olives and parsley.

2. Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, and salt. Drizzle over cheese and meat and toss all together. Serve immediately or store in the fridge until ready to serve.

Recipe Notes

This is completely customizable – you can mix and match with any salamis or cheeses.

Since there are so few ingredients here, quality goes a long way. I’m partial to the vermouth-brined olives from Jack Rudy. And, a good flaky sea salt (Maldon is my favorite) really brings everything together!

If you’re building a holiday menu, you’ll find more easy appetizer ideas in this post.

Bon Appétit!
xx—BB